{"id":187226,"date":"2013-07-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/police-withdrawal-from-districts-of-nertiti-central-darfur-causes-concern\/"},"modified":"2013-07-24T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T22:00:00","slug":"police-withdrawal-from-districts-of-nertiti-central-darfur-causes-concern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/police-withdrawal-from-districts-of-nertiti-central-darfur-causes-concern","title":{"rendered":"Police withdrawal from districts of Nertiti, Central Darfur, \u2018causes concern\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The residents of the city of Nertiti in Central Darfur are concerned about security after the police withdrew protection and security points from the districts of Garsila and Tiraina on Sunday.<\/p>\n

A witness told Radio Dabanga that \u201cresidents are concerned about being vulnerable to attacks by pro-government militias. They say police headquarters decided to withdraw the security points tasked with securing and guarding the residential districts,\u201d noting that no reasons were provided for the move.<\/p>\n

As reported from Central Darfur by Radio Dabanga earlier this month, residents of Mukjar attributed “an increase in banditry” to a similar withdrawal of smaller police stations to the headquarters.<\/p>\n

In the case of Mukjar, the protection of officers apparently motivated the decision. In an armed raid on a small police station in the locality on 5 July, an officer was killed and all arms and ammunition in the station were stolen.<\/p>\n

File picture: The emblem of the Sudan Police Force<\/em><\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>\u2018Banditry upsurge in Central Darfur\u2019 following police station closures<\/a> (10 July 2013)<\/p>\n

Officer killed in ‘militia arms raid\u2019 on Central Darfur police station<\/a> (5 July 2013)<\/p>\n

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